August 2010

Quotation: Herbert Marcuse

Herbert Marcuse – The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment. (1898–1979), U.S. political philosopher. One-Dimensional Man, ch.…

The Future is Yours: Or is it?

We were chatting about Post it Notes. That was the reading today. I must confess it was, for the kids in the class, to discuss the importance of problems in…

Assets vs. Liabilities

A reprise of Rich Dad Poor Dad. There has been much discussion of the authenticity of RDPD’s and the background of the author. You can read about that at other…

The Incredibles

Wow! I think we found this movie quite a romp actually! Very enjoyable indeed. The animation quality was quite excellent and the characterisation was detailed and well thought out. I…

Some Great New DVDs for Class

I was browsing through the DVD boxed sets at Amazon just a few minutes ago. I am very surprised at what is now available for purchase now. There are many…

Shaken, not stirred!

If you live in an earthquake zone, and you experience this kind of shaking, you’ll know the importance of buildings that stay up even under duress, especially when the underlying…